Technician Ventilation - Wessels Mine at South32

ABOUT THE ROLE:

• This role is a permanent full-time position.
• As a Technician Ventilation, you will be responsible to direct workplace occupational hygiene and ventilation programmes, execute ventilation assessments, sampling & survey activities, workplace inspections & report on the effectiveness of operational control measures in line with all relevant statutory and company requirements.

Other key responsibilities include, but aren’t limited to:

• Monitor, evaluate and report on ventilation, occupational hygiene and environmental conditions to make suitable recommendations;
• Conduct risk assessments, participate in audits, interpret and act on ventilation and occupational hygiene related legislation;
• Assist in the development of ventilation procedures and standards including short term ventilation planning (6-12 months) – Exposure to ventilation simulation models (VENTSIM/VUMA)
• Timeous reporting/escalation of identified control deviations to relevant stakeholders and capturing of events into relevant event reporting systems;
• Facilitate occupational hygiene exposure investigations and track corrective actions through to closure;
• Advice on changes to plans and schedules to minimize the effect of unexpected or unsafe work practices;
• Maintain ventilation strategies and systems;
• Emergency escape route plan development and drafting;
• Lamproom legal compliance;
• Ventilation wall construction team inspection and quality control;
• Assist with the management of technical resources and assets.

ABOUT YOU:

You will have experience and demonstrate capability in the following:

• Must have minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in Ventilation;
• Computer skills (MS Office Suite/SAP) is essential;
• In depth knowledge and understanding of relevant current Occupational Hygiene & Ventilation legislation and hazard identification is essential;
• Experience in Underground Mining will be advantageous.

Qualifications for this role are:

• Grade 12/Matric with Mathematics and Science;
• Certificate in Intermediate Mine Environmental Control.